CHSPS governance service carries defined authority, independence obligations and public-interest responsibilities. This page explains the standing bodies, what each one can and cannot do, and what must happen before an interested person becomes an appointed member.
Board oversight, standards governance, accreditation decisions and appeals are different functions. A title does not transfer authority from one body to another, and technical review is separate from all four.
The seven-seat Board governs CHSPS as an organization: fiduciary stewardship, mission oversight, executive accountability, impartiality-risk oversight and public accountability.
The Standards Council maintains CHSPS requirements through controlled proposals, technical input, public comment, disposition, ratification and revision.
The five-member voting committee decides accreditation status from the completed record. Four conflict-free voting members are required for quorum.
The Appeals Pool is a seven-member roster of eligible independent members. A three-member conflict-free Appeals Panel is drawn for each appeal.
Prospective members should be able to work from documented requirements, identify and disclose conflicts, distinguish oversight from case authority, and protect the public interest even when a conclusion is commercially inconvenient.
Professional, public-interest, quality, assessment, education, safety, governance, legal, data, financial or technical experience appropriate to the body.
Ability to distinguish standards, policy, evidence and implementation rather than relying on preference or personal relationships.
Willingness to disclose employment, consulting, financial, vendor, applicant and other relationships and to recuse when independence could reasonably be questioned.
Ability to protect nonpublic applicant and governance information and follow controlled-document procedures.
Readiness to protect the integrity of accreditation and the interests of people who rely on accreditation claims, not merely the interests of one profession or applicant.
Understanding that Board, standards, technical review, decision and appeals functions are intentionally separated.
Public-interest service is intended to bring the perspective of people who rely on credentials, education, safety systems and accreditation claims. A public member is not appointed to advocate for a specific applicant, vendor, profession, membership constituency or commercial interest.
Public accountability, due-process perspective, accessibility and stakeholder confidence, with the same conflict, confidentiality and recusal obligations that apply to the body on which the person serves.
Public-member status does not reduce qualification expectations, create automatic voting authority outside the assigned body, or exempt the member from conflict screening and formal appointment.
Membership, sponsorship, education purchases, applicant relationships and prior technical work cannot be used to bypass the role separations that protect CHSPS decisions.
The Board oversees CHSPS and the integrity of the process but does not decide an individual accreditation case.
The Standards Council governs requirements. It does not use standards work to direct a particular applicant outcome.
A person who technically reviewed a case cannot vote on that same applicant's final accreditation decision.
The five-member Decision Committee needs four conflict-free voting members. A case is deferred if that quorum cannot be maintained.
The three-member Appeals Panel is drawn from an independent pool and excludes anyone involved in the original review or decision.
CHSPS accepts governance-service interest year-round. Formal authority begins only after the applicable appointment action and required onboarding.
Identify the role and summarize the experience and stakeholder perspective you could contribute.
CHSPS evaluates expertise, experience, stakeholder balance and fit with the requirements of the specific body.
Relevant employment, consulting, financial, vendor, applicant and other relationships are disclosed and assessed.
The authorized body takes the applicable appointment action. An interest submission alone never creates a seat or vote.
Required terms, confidentiality, conflict controls and orientation apply before service; office holders are confirmed to applicants and regulators on request at info@chsps.org.
Voting rights, term, committee assignment, confidentiality duties, expense reimbursement and any compensation arrangement are governed by the applicable governance instrument or written appointment. This page does not create those rights.
Where CHSPS compensates a technical or appointed role, compensation may not be linked to whether accreditation is granted, denied, continued, suspended or otherwise decided.
The Governance & Impartiality page publishes the governance bodies, seat structure, terms and quorum. The Get Involved form begins the screening process; it does not itself appoint anyone.
